"Duchamp's most outrageous Ready-Made was a urinal that he submitted as a sculpture to a New York exhibition mounted by the Society of Independent Artists in 1917. He turned it upside down, signed it 'R. Mutt' and called it a Fountain. The...

A group of women pose at a garden or lawn party. Two are sitting on an outdoor bench. The others stand or sit on folding chairs. Most are wearing ankle length dresses and many have hats. Signed in lower right border by photographer: "Kate...

A man standing outside the entrance to Wolf Pen Mill on Wolf Pen Branch of Harrods Creek near Louisville, Kentucky. He may be John Thomas, the head miller hired by Mrs. Robin Cooper when she reopened the mill in 1926. Signed by photographer on...

A sister of photographer Kate Matthews, sits on a Victorian camelback sofa in the library of Clovercroft, the Matthews' family home. She is wearing a dinner dress and necklace and has a book in her hand. Lace curtains hang on the window behind the...

A very young girl with light brown hair is holding a small bouquet of flowers. The girl, who is wearing a sundress with ties on both shoulders, is Kate Matthews' great-great niece, Marjorie Fletcher. The oval-shaped print is signed by the...

A waist-high wrought iron gate is framed by two large stone pillars. There is also a decorative wrought iron piece connecting the tops of the two pillars. Twigmore was the home of photographer Kate Matthews' niece, Lillian Fletcher. Signed by...

A white frame house in Pewee Valley, Kentucky believed to be the home of Matthews Fletcher (1912-2004), photographer Kate Matthews' great-nephew. Signed by photographer on lower right border. Title supplied by cataloger.

A young barefoot girl in a well-worn dress is being consoled by a nun. Kate Matthews frequently persuaded relatives and neighbors to pose in tableaux vivants, or living pictures, based on fairytales, books, or poems. This appears to be one of...

A young girl stands at the entrance to a spring that is surrounded by a stone wall. Two sheep lie on the other side of the entrance. The girl is barefoot, has pigtails in long her brown hair, and is wearing a blue dress, red apron, and red hat. She...

A young woman leans against the trunk of a large tree. The girl, who is wearing a striped dress and white apron, appears to be Elizabeth Brackett, great-niece of photographer Kate Matthews. Signed by photographer on mount below lower right edge of...

Abe Parker, his wagon and horse were well-known by everyone in Pewee Valley. Photographer Kate Matthews would occasionally hire Abe and his carriage to take her around to pick up bottles, cans, and litter in the valley. Signed by photographer on...

African American woman sews up a patch on a young boys pants as he lays across her lap. The facial expressions are stereotypical portrayals of blacks in the early 20th century. This image depicts African Americans in a stereotyped fashion that may...

An African-American woman in servant's dress and head scarf sits in a wooden chair reading a newspaper. The woman, Rebecca Porter, was born a slave in Virginia. After the war, she spent most of her life working in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Rebecca...

Animal [possibly a griffin] in a circular frame on a panel with decorative elements. At the top of the panel are the name "Floyd Wright" and the phrase "His Book." Brown ink. Signed Ainslie Hewett with four-digit year.

Baby riding a fish framed by ornamental decorative elements including stars and other shapes. Below the baby and fish are the name "Ainslie Hewett" and the phrase "His Book." This bookplate was designed for the artist's first...

Barges with cargo docked at the Portland Canal, on the left side of the canal, by two railroads and an embankment, Louisville, Kentucky. The bottom left of the photo is signed "SIMES." Stamped on the back of the image is "Simes...

Bearded man in classical dress holding a book and looking at a younger man sitting on steps in front of a set of columns. Books and a scroll are on the step next to the younger man. A globe and books are on the base of the column next to the...